You must have completed at least 60 semester hours, including transfer credits,
to earn a UAF associate degree.

At least 15 credits applicable to any associate degree must be UAF resident
credits.

Associate of Arts Requirements

The Associate of Arts degree represents the completion of broad-based college
study. This degree may serve as a starting point for your career or as a stepping-stone
to a baccalaureate program. You may earn only one A.A. degree.

THE CURRICULUM OF THE ASSOCIATE OF ARTS DEGREE CONSISTS OF ALL COURSES REQUIRED
TO MEET THE UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS BACCALAUREATE CORE, WITH THE FOLLOWING
EXCEPTIONS:

1. THE UPPER DIVISION WRITING AND ORAL INTENSIVE COURSES ARE NOT REQUIRED

2. IN PLACE OF THE UPPER DIVISION ETHICS COURSE A HUMANITIES OR SOCIAL SCIENCE
ELECTIVE MAY BE SUBSTITUTED

All credits for the A.A. degree must be at the 100-level or above with at
least 20 credits at the 200-level or above and be distributed as follows:

BACCALAUREATE CORE CREDITS..............38-44 CREDITS

GENERAL ELECTIVES ....................................16-22 CREDITS

[[Communication (9 credits)

ENGL 111X--Introduction to Academic Writing (3)

Complete one of the following:

ENGL 211X--Academic Writing about Literature (3)

ENGL 212--Business, Grant and Report Writing* (3)

ENGL 213X--Academic Writing about the Social and Natural Sciences (3)

Complete one of the following:

COMM 131X--Fundamentals of Oral Communication: Group Context (3)

COMM 141X--Fundamentals of Oral Communication: Public Context (3)

Mathematics or natural science (10 credits)

Complete one of the following:

MATH 107X--Functions for Calculus** (4)

MATH 161X--Algebra for Business and Economics (3)

MATH 103X--Concepts and Contemporary Applications of Mathematics (3)

MATH 200X, 201X, 202X, 262X, 272X or any math course having one of these
as a prerequisite (4)

ART/MUS/THR 200X--Aesthetic Appreciation: Interrelationship of Art, Drama
and Music (3)

HUM 201X--Unity in the Arts (3)

ANS 202X--Aesthetic Appreciation of Alaska Native Performance (3)

ENGL/FL 200X--World Literatures (3)

Humanities or social science elective (3)

Two semester-length courses in a single Alaska Native language or other
non-English language or three semester-length courses (9 credits) in American
Sign Language taken at the university level may substitute for two of the
courses above.

Successful completion of the library skills competency test satisfies
this requirement of the core curriculum, but does not carry degree credit.
(It is strongly recommended that this requirement be completed before enrolling
in the 200-level English course requirement or that it be completed concurrently
with enrollment in the 200-level English core requirement.)]]

[[General electives (22–23 credits)

Any combination of courses. (Students planning to go on to the baccalaureate
degree are advised to select courses meeting remaining core requirements and
courses designated within baccalaureate majors and minors.) (22–23)

Electives to total (60 credits) ]]

STUDENTS PLANNING TO GO ON TO THE BACCALAUREATE DEGREE ARE ADVISED TO SELECT
COURSES MEETING REMAINING CORE REQUIREMENTS AND COURSES DESIGNATED WITHIN BACCALAUREATE
MAJORS AND MINORS.

TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED ................60 CREDITS.

[[* ENGL 212 does not fulfill the second half of the written communication
requirement for the baccalaureate degree.

** No credit may be earned for more than one of MATH 107X or 161X.]]

EFFECTIVE: Fall
2007, Upon
Chancellor's Approval

RATIONALE: The
AA degree should directly articulate with the baccalaureate core degree
requirements. Students should be able to move seamlessly from the AA degree
to a four year degree. There should not be wasted credits or exceptions that
will confuse the student’s ability to move to a four year degree. The
current AA degree requirements are different from the baccalaureate core degree
requirements. The catalog description and the degree checklist are also different
from the current baccalaureate core requirements. The AA degree should articulate
directly with the baccalaureate core. By linking the degree requirements for
the Associate of Arts program directly to the baccalaureate core, the AA program
requirements will always be consistent with the baccalaureate core requirements.